The Soviet Union retook the public buildings in Lithuenia by millitary force, killing 14 civilians in the process + wounded tons more.

http://www.balticsworldwide.com/news/f​eatures/crackdown.htm

Not that Cracked is going to correct anything, they never do, but anyone who read the article on Cracked, can read my link (or Google it yourself) to know what happened during the process of independence for the Baltic states.